Yesterday’s talk was for people like my dad who just want a brief overview. Today’s talk is for geeks like me who want the deets! In this talk I talk about the biochemistry of “rapid coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) tests” including isothermal amplification techniques (ID-NOW etc.) and antigen tests.
for lots more text and figures, etc. see:
– https://bit.ly/idnowrapidtests
for more about the non-rapid tests (RT-PCR) see: https://bit.ly/coronavirustesttalk
for more about “contagiousness testing” & why RT-PCR is sometimes “too sensitive,” see: http://bit.ly/reallyrapidtests
lots more resources, see: https://bit.ly/covid19bbresources